Another video done in cahoots with Loretta from the Wall Street Journal. This one covers a book, Civilized Etiquette (文明礼仪), supposedly distributed to all Beijing residents four years ago as part of an effort to keep the city from embarassing itself in front of foreign guests during the Olympics. The book got a lot of play, including on the WSJ website, in the pre-Olympics coverage.
One part of the book that didn’t get much coverage was the fashion chapter. We thought it was a bit dubious for a government led by men in ill-fitting suits and clunky gold wire-frame glasses to be telling others how to dress, so we decided to do a story on it. Enjoy.
Tags: beijing, etiquette, fashion, video, WSJ
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Very cool. What’s it been like working with Chao?
Thanks. Loretta’s been very game. It’s a strange thing to ask a print journalist to perform on camera, especially on a daily basis. A lot of reporters would tell you to take the mic and shove it somewhere uncomfortable, but she never complained in a real way.
Josh, this is 莫楷 from last year at IUP. I have to say that I’m really impressed with your latest Olympics videos; these combined with 马丁(Michael Martina)’s photojournalism coverage of the games represent some of the most impartial media coverage of China I’ve yet seen.
On a more self-involved note, what program powers this blog, or, rather, through what website did you set it up?